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We are Pembroke Clean Water Committee. We live in this town. We want clean water. You can reach/join us at [email protected] Check out our Facebook page here, or the “Friends of […]

If you are one of the many people worrying about our food and where it comes from, you’re not alone! And now there’s a new reason to worry. A silent […]

Hannah MacInnes is a Freelance Journalist and a regular interviewer and Podcast Host for the How To: Academy, chairing interviews, panels and debates across a wide range of subjects and current issues. We […]

The island is going to great lengths to keep water flowing to its all-important semiconductor industry, including shutting off irrigation to legions of rice growers. HSINCHU, Taiwan — Chuang Cheng-deng’s […]

Our food system is not sustainable. The current global crisis draws attention to this fact more than ever. The Food System Change Online Congress will highlight solutions to this problem […]

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace is a BBC television documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis.[1] In the series, Curtis argues that computers have failed to liberate humanity, and instead have "distorted and simplified our […]

[vimeo 236206538 w=640 h=360] The Detox Project reported on Tuesday that they along with MetricBio have launched the first ever Glyphosate Biobank. which is being funded by the public. The […]

"Kyle is one of many farmers in the US fighting for the right to repair their equipment. He and others are getting behind Nebraska’s “Fair Repair” bill, which would require […]

The right to repair movement is gaining traction across the globe despite pushback from powerful industries, however there is little dispute that it is being led by farmers seeking alternatives […]

A great tool for those of us who a. love beautiful interactive maps, and b. rely on up-to-date weather information.

Looking at a few different crowdsourced financing platforms.

Tech companies and the digital economy don't have to be all bad!

A photo tour of Les Recontres, a radical hands-on skill-sharing event in France hosted by French farm hacking heroes l'Atelier Paysan.

"PhotosynQ is an open source software and sensor platform where communities can identify, research, and implement new methods to solve their local problems. Our initial focus is on agriculture, where […]

For the more obsessive among us, for those of us who want a minimum of ten minutes warning before the clouds break, for farmers, there's a great app for monitoring […]

With a focus on disease resistance and hardiness, researchers are hard at work developing the grape cultivars of the future. Through a multidisciplinary collaborative project called VitisGen, researchers are are […]

Scientists at the Climate/Energy Design and Research institute (CEDAR) have just announced the discovery of an astounding new energy source that promises to solve several of humanity’s thorniest dilemmas at […]

Aerial Imagery Seminars Set for 2015 Empire Farm Days The view from an airplane or drone gives farmers a unique perspective of their land and crops. Daily seminars at 1pm […]

What a great idea! A "sustainable food iconothon"brought together designers and foodies to create these "emojis for foodies".  The hope is that farmers will use them in marketing. If any […]

From Mid-Missouri Public Radio Unmanned aerial vehicles aren’t just for spies or for the battlefield. Farmers all over the country think drones can give them a leg up, too. Tech-savvy […]

For making mid-morning tea out in the field!  Also known as a Storm Kettle, and offered by Lehman's and by KellyKettle.com (UK) The hollow kettle, made of double skinned aluminum, […]

All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace is a 2011 BBC documentary series by filmmaker Adam Curtis. The series argues that computers have failed to liberate humanity and instead have "distorted and simplified our view […]

Use this kit from Agdia Biofords to test for traces of gmo contamination in your crops!! Check it out here-- available for corn, sugar beets, cotton, soybeans.

Open Tech Forever is helping create the Open Source Economy: a collaborative society that shares its knowledge, skills, technologies, and resources to overcome artificial barriers and achieve abundance and prosperity for […]

Scaling Up the Beginning Farm with Innovation and Appropriate Technology July 9, 2013, 3:30 -6:00pm followed by potluck dinner Juniper Hill Farm, 82 Loukes Lane, Wadhams(Westport) NY 12993 On-farm equipment […]

Some of you with commercial kitchens might benefit from this. Gredio.  Software applications for tiny food companies. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMDhOptzSxI]  

Tech-Savvy Maine farmer Clayton Carter of Fail Better Farm created this sweet crop-planning software and has offered it up for free!  If you've always wanted to be more organized but […]

Want to be a part of the young and beginning farmer national community? National Young Farmers Coalition is proud to launch the NYFC Forum!  Serving as a link between farmers, […]

A timeline of farmer's rights/populism. Very cool. Find it here.

send to us by Rachel, who writes: "I wanted to let you know about the debut of our new app for food gardeners, Agrisaurus (aka "Ag-Resource") For the past two […]

[vimeo=https://vimeo.com/43857411] our good friend, andrew plotsky: http://farmrun.com

We're very excited for farmack Iowa NEXT WEEK!  Don't forget to RSVP. Here's the latest: Farm Hack Iowa team is way excited for next Wednesday, and we hope you are […]

Wonderful news from GreenStart NH! After many years of prototyping and revisions, our self-contained, mobile biodiesel processor will soon be ready to process New Hampshire-grown vegetable oil into fuel to […]

Ready for your perusal and participation: http://www.farmhack.net/tools http://www.farmhack.net/forum

http://www.bigboxfarms.com/

It's called the Cyclocarder and was invented by Katherine Jolda.  Read more about it HERE

Local Roots Farm talks about their experience: http://localrootsfarm.wordpress.com/2011/12/28/small-farm-equipment-review-part-ii-the-jang-seeder/ You can purchase the seeder through Johnny's Selected Seeds HERE. And HERE is a tech sheet on the rollers.

Here are some reddit pages to follow: http://www.reddit.com/r/farming/ http://www.reddit.com/r/argriculture What's reddit, you ask?  Wikipedia says: "reddit (pronounced /ˈrɛdɪt/)[3] is a social news website where the registered users submit content, in […]

for ecological responders http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/weeklynews/oct11/ngs-mobile.html

http://www.pedal-power.com/ Pedal Power Engineering (PPE) is a small engineering firm that designs and builds human-powered devices. We focus on stationary pedal-powered machines called dynapods. Our first dynapod will be available […]